Nina Van Alphen

Nina was born in Amstelveen, the Netherlands in 1974 and spent most of her adolescent years in Amsterdam. In 1994, she attended the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, an independent and internationally oriented university of applied sciences for Fine Arts and Design in Amsterdam.

After her art education, she decided to “paint from life” and explore the world. She traveled through Europe, Mexico and the United States, settling in New York in 2001.

While continuously painting, She found her way into the primary, secondary art and design industry where she was exposed to the inner workings of the New York Art World. Her exposure to the Masters of Art in the secondary market greatly influenced her work. So did her insatiable curiosity into the mind and soul, her cultural experiences while traveling and her years of living in a country that was not native to her.

“My works are narrative poems of life. They emerge from my insatiable curiosity into the mind and soul, whereafter they take off on their journey”.

Artist Statement
My creative process started early in life with an insatiable curiosity into the mind and soul. In combination with my personal life experiences, my artwork began to study and reflect integral parts of society, popul...

Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Gerrit Rietveld - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 1995
Donare - Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2004, 2006
Martha de Groot - Port Washington, New York 2007
Hempstead House Art Fair - Sands Point, NY 2024